One spot would be saved for Notre Dame, who would finally have to cave if this superconference stuff really happened.
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One spot would be saved for Notre Dame, who would finally have to cave if this superconference stuff really happened.
Does OU stick around if Mizzou also leaves? Can Mizzou be easily replaced with another quality team?
During the last 2 months, the Big Ten has been rumored to be in talks with 4 teams, although nobody knows how accurate those rumors are.
Duke, UNC, Maryland, GA Tech.
Obviously they want ND, so if ND bites, one of those would be gone.
However, Chip Brown has reported that ND & Texas have thought about making a conference, so I wonder if Texas would prefer that over the Pac 12.
In any case, if this all goes down, I bet the Big 10 tries to get to 16, which leaves the ACC with either 6 or 7 depending on ND. Who knows how a Texas/ND conference would affect the leftovers and who would join the ACC or a Texas/ND conference and how many teams they might want.
If this were all to go down, you'd have to think Silve, Delany, and Scott have been in talks about how they can force teams into 16 team conf. and then leaving the NCAA. They'd also have to be okay with losing their tax-exempt status b/c they see more money coming in.
Duke, UNC, Maryland, GA Tech.
Obviously they want ND, so if ND bites, one of those would be gone.
However, Chip Brown has reported that ND & Texas have thought about making a conference, so I wonder if Texas would prefer that over the Pac 12.
In any case, if this all goes down, I bet the Big 10 tries to get to 16, which leaves the ACC with either 6 or 7 depending on ND. Who knows how a Texas/ND conference would affect the leftovers and who would join the ACC or a Texas/ND conference and how many teams they might want.
If this were all to go down, you'd have to think Silve, Delany, and Scott have been in talks about how they can force teams into 16 team conf. and then leaving the NCAA. They'd also have to be okay with losing their tax-exempt status b/c they see more money coming in.
ESPN just opened their 9am Sportscenter with the story. A&M "high ranking official with first hand knowledge of the situation" told Gottleib that A&M is definitely going and that Clemson, Florida State and Mizzou may join as well.
Joe Schad is confirming the same thing, and multiple sources from within SEC schools are announcing it as if it is fact.
As a Mizzou fan, I am skeptical. I will believe it when our officials confirm it firsthand.
Joe Schad is confirming the same thing, and multiple sources from within SEC schools are announcing it as if it is fact.
As a Mizzou fan, I am skeptical. I will believe it when our officials confirm it firsthand.
No way. I just wonder where Texas goes. So Tech Texas OU and OSU to the PAC 12. I see the Big East going after ISU KU KSU and Baylor along with 3 other teams.
No way Texas and Notre Dame sit back and end up in Second Tier Conferences, but virtue of doing nothing I look for them to join forces, keep the Big 12 Together and get back on the offensive. Keeping the Big 12 allows them to keep the AQ Status and pick who they want to pay for their wins, current TV Deals, Etc. Texas in the Pac 10 and A&M in the SEC and Notre Dame left as irrelevant? I think not.
I hope a lot of this settles by the end of the day, at least rumor wise. I love the discussion, but am really curious where some of this lands.
Missouri writers are reporting that nobody from MU has had contact with the SEC at this point. Multiple, credible Missouri writers I might add.
Hmmm, interesting. Maybe that is bogus. In general some of the geography on these projected conferences is crazy, but of course that seems to be where things are headed.
Please tell me Mizzou is being used like a pawn again. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Better start tapping some phone lines, CW
If it happens, it simply confirms that college athletics has become nothing but big business. Shuttling college athletes across half a continent to play sports is not in the best interest of the athletes. Time to take away non-profit status from the university AD's and NCAA. If they want to act like a for-profit business, they can be taxed like for-profit business.
Yeah, but what do "writers" know? Not much. Missouri could keep this pretty tight lipped.
Just yesterday, Mike Alden (AD) told the Columbia Tribune that we are committed to the Big 12. I'm not sure Mizzou fans are very excited about joining the SEC, but I would take it over the freak show that is the current mess of a Big 12-2-1-1------ conference. There's just way too much instability.
BTW, ESPN just reported the story again.
I wouldn't take anything I hear from Missouri seriously. They learned their lesson with the whole Big 10 fiasco. They looked REALLY bad in that situation. They shot their mouths off about how they wanted to go to the Big 10, even once basically confirming they were gone, and then had egg on their faces and had to come begging on their hands and knees to the Big 12 to come back.
They are going to say they're 100% committed to the Big 12 until they have some agreement in writing with another conference. They won't be that stupid again.
The only person with any clout from Missouri that said anything was our idiot governor, Jay Nixon. The school officials never made any statement other than "we are proud members of the Big 12 conference."
I have no doubt that the Big Ten and media played us, however.
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